Fabrics of Love

This family saga is told through the lens of the third generation of women who surround Lemohang Ntoi, the head of the family, as he struggles to hold onto life as he knew it. It is the Ntoi women’s assertiveness and drive that threaten Lemohang’s position and ideals for this family. We see their attempts at healing past trauma while they pursue their dreams. Fabrics of Love navigates issues around culture, legacy, love and marriage.

The Ntoi women must find ways to weave new patterns from the damaged fabrics of their past.

Ask anyone in Soweto about the Ntoi women and they’ll tell you of their beauty, style and tenacity – a seat at their Sunday lunch table is highly coveted. But they won’t tell you about the buried secrets, the inherited traumas and the family bonds that both wound and heal.

Moipone is carrying the invisible scars of her childhood. When she leaves Botshabelo to visit her father’s family for the first time, she hopes to find a new path and a sense of belonging. But can she outrun her past?

Unapologetic Gal, who is determined to live life her way, is entangled with Mthunzi, a man who is as charming as he is dangerous. Her mother fears for her future and the choices that she will make . . .

Meanwhile Rosemary has a calculated approach to life. She knows what she wants and how to get there. But will those plans remain intact when love demands a vulnerability she’s never allowed herself?

And at their center is Buang, the matriarch, whose sacrifices hold together a family constantly threatening to unravel.

Fabrics of Love is a family saga that explores how trauma echoes through generations and the legacies we inherit. We follow the Ntoi women as they define the women they want to become and the love they deserve.

ISBN

9780795711251

Publication date

August

Imprint

Kwela

Language

English

Format

Softcover (234 mm x 152 mm)

Pages

224

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